Help with Ginger's Fund

Published: Friday, April 12, 2013 at 12:30 a.m.

Last Modified: Thursday, April 11, 2013 at 11:48 a.m.

Editor: I wanted to let everyone know about a great group that gives over and over to a neglected group out among us: animals. I would also like to thank Donna Grooms and Tina York, the two people who head this group up. It is a nonprofit and is called Ginger's Fund.

A little background on Ginger's Fund in case you do not know who or what they do: Ginger's Fund is operated solely on public donations for the animal victims of cruelty, abandonment and neglect.

Dec. 31, 2011, Lexington Police were at a house checking on a nonanimal-related call when they noticed two chained Rottweilers dead in a neighboring yard. A third dog was found malnourished and neglected inside of the home; we named her Ginger. The Rottweilers died of starvation, and Ginger was not far behind their fate. Due to her condition, she was at the vet for a couple of weeks. She pulled through, with only physical scars left to tell her story.

Ginger's Fund is set up to help assist the authorities with neglect, abandonment and cruelty animal cases by providing the immediate vet care they need. There is now hope for the abused and neglected, and it all started with Ginger.

Ginger's Fund was first created under the Humane Society of Davidson County after LPD Lt. Melissa Carter and Lexington ACO Officer Sam Fritts came to ask for help. They did not want to see the animal victims go to the shelter where they simply do not have the funding to provide the animals with the vet care and rehabilitation that they desperately needed.

The ladies behind the scenes of Ginger's Fund has created a new animal welfare organization: Friends of the Shelter Davidson County, NC Inc. Ginger's Fund (now operated under FOS-DCNC) will continue to grow and expand under this new organization.

How can you help save animals' lives? Ginger's Fund relies on public donations, and there are so many ways that you can help: adopt/foster: request an application by emailing gingersfund@live.com; network the animals; sponsor an animal in need; donate supplies: food, collars, treats, toys, beds, blankets, bowls, shelter, shavings, crates, kennels, anything animal related (see drop-off donation locations below and please call ahead if it is a large item); make a monetary donation; foster an animal in need; help out at our events; or donate online: PayPal — friendsoftheshelterdcnc@hotmail.com.

<p>Editor: I wanted to let everyone know about a great group that gives over and over to a neglected group out among us: animals. I would also like to thank Donna Grooms and Tina York, the two people who head this group up. It is a nonprofit and is called Ginger's Fund.</p><p>A little background on Ginger's Fund in case you do not know who or what they do: Ginger's Fund is operated solely on public donations for the animal victims of cruelty, abandonment and neglect.</p><p>Dec. 31, 2011, Lexington Police were at a house checking on a nonanimal-related call when they noticed two chained Rottweilers dead in a neighboring yard. A third dog was found malnourished and neglected inside of the home; we named her Ginger. The Rottweilers died of starvation, and Ginger was not far behind their fate. Due to her condition, she was at the vet for a couple of weeks. She pulled through, with only physical scars left to tell her story.</p><p>Ginger's Fund is set up to help assist the authorities with neglect, abandonment and cruelty animal cases by providing the immediate vet care they need. There is now hope for the abused and neglected, and it all started with Ginger.</p><p>Ginger's Fund was first created under the Humane Society of Davidson County after LPD Lt. Melissa Carter and Lexington ACO Officer Sam Fritts came to ask for help. They did not want to see the animal victims go to the shelter where they simply do not have the funding to provide the animals with the vet care and rehabilitation that they desperately needed.</p><p>The ladies behind the scenes of Ginger's Fund has created a new animal welfare organization: Friends of the Shelter Davidson County, NC Inc. Ginger's Fund (now operated under FOS-DCNC) will continue to grow and expand under this new organization.</p><p>How can you help save animals' lives? Ginger's Fund relies on public donations, and there are so many ways that you can help: adopt/foster: request an application by emailing gingersfund@live.com; network the animals; sponsor an animal in need; donate supplies: food, collars, treats, toys, beds, blankets, bowls, shelter, shavings, crates, kennels, anything animal related (see drop-off donation locations below and please call ahead if it is a large item); make a monetary donation; foster an animal in need; help out at our events; or donate online: PayPal — friendsoftheshelterdcnc@hotmail.com.</p><p>Monetary donations can be made out to FOS-DCNC directly to:</p><p>Dr. Greg Hedrick's Office for the vet care of our patients (list the donation for Ginger's Fund FOS-DCNC), Davidson Animal Hospital, 249-7078, 114 Anna Lewis Drive, Lexington, NC 27292</p><p>Buck's Wrecker Service, 886-4004, 5007 Ball Park Road, Thomasville, NC 27360</p><p>Lexington Police Department, Attention Lt. Carter, 106 N. Main St., Lexington, NC 27292</p><p>Friends of the Shelter Davidson County, NC Inc., P.O. Box 1036, Thomasville, NC 27361</p><p>Please find it in your heart to help Ginger's Fund so they can help animals in need.</p><p>Donna Campbell</p><p>Lexington</p>